[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             A HISTORIC VOTE TO BALANCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentleman from 
Lakewood, OH [Mr. Hoke].
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.
  Mr. Speaker, tomorrow we are going to do something that is so 
historic, that is so extraordinary, that is so unique, that has not 
been done in 26 years. Tomorrow we are going to take a vote, and in 
fact, we will balance the Federal budget for the first time in 26 
years.
  What does it mean? What does it mean back in Cleveland? It means 
safer streets. It means more hope. It means greater opportunity. It 
means better education. It means more prosperity for our children, for 
our grandchildren. It means preserving this Nation for the next 
generation.
  Mr. Speaker, we are going to hear so much bitterness from the other 
side, and it is a great tragedy of this period in American history that 
there is so much talent and there is so much intelligence and there is 
so much good feeling and belief, and yet all that can be offered is so 
much bitterness and defense of the status quo.
  Tomorrow will be the most historic vote of this 104th Congress.

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